Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
July 18, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fukudome cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Theriot ss 5 0 1 2
Lee 1b 5 1 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
Bradley rf 4 0 1 0
  Johnson cf 0 0 0 0
Soriano lf 4 1 1 3
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Fontenot 2b 4 1 2 1
Hill c 4 1 2 0
Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Fuld ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 2 3 1
Johnson 1b 4 1 3 1
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 1 2
Dunn lf 2 0 1 1
Willingham rf 3 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Harris 2b,rf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0
Nieves c 5 1 2 0
Zimmermann p 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns ph 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Chicago 002 003 0106111
Washington 220 000 0105101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W(5-4) 5.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Guzman   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Marshall   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Marmol   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Heilman   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Gregg  SV(18) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
1
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann  L(3-5) 5.1 6 5 4 1 8
  Burnett   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Beimel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
1
10

  E–Bradley (2), Harris (3).  DP–Washington 1. Nieves-Harris.  2B–Chicago Hill (4,off Zimmermann); Lee (16,off Zimmermann), Washington Morgan (10,off Wells); Dunn (17,off Wells); Nieves (6,off Guzman).  3B–Chicago Theriot (3,off Zimmermann); Fukudome (4,off Bergmann).  HR–Chicago Soriano (15,6th inning off Zimmermann 2 on 1 out); Fontenot (7,8th inning off Bergmann 0 on 2 out).  SH–Wells (3,off Zimmermann); Zimmermann (6,off Wells).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Zimmerman 2 (5,off Wells,off Gregg).  HBP–Willingham 2 (10,by Wells,by Marmol).  Team–12.  CS–Bradley (1,2nd base by Bergmann/Nieves).  SB–Johnson (2,2nd base off Wells/Hill).  U-HP–D.J. Reyburn, 1B–Mike Estabrook, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:15.  A–36,014.
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